Garment hanger



Sept. 1, 1925.

J. P. PADDIINGTQN GARMENT HANGER Filed llay 5, 1924 JOHN P. PflDD/NG TON A TTORNE YS Patented Sept, 1,1925.

UNITED -s AT|-:s

JOHN P. PADDINGTON, or New YORK, N. Y.

GARMENT HANGER.

Application filed May 5,

To all whomit may concern.

Be it known that 1., JOHN P. PAnnINe- TON, a citizen ofAustria, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New Yorl'r, have invented a new and Improved Garment Hanger, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a garment hanger. An object of the invention is to provide a simple, efficient, strong. and durable hanger which is made of material that can be assembled quickly and easily and which can be manufactured at a very low cost.

Another object concerns the provision of a hanger which can be stowed away in a runk or suitcase and occupy a very small space.

The invention is illustrated in the drawings, of 'which Figure .1 is a side elevation of the hanger;

- Figure Qis a plan view of a metal blank over which a portion of the hanger is formed;

' Fig. 8 is a section taken on. the, line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. e is a section taken on the line 4-4: of Fig. 1; and 7 Fig. 5 is an enlarged side view of the construction of the connection between the hanger and the supporting hook.

The form of the invention shown in the drawings is a preferred form, although it is understood that modifications in the construction and arrangement of the parts and in the character of the materials used may be adopted withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

In its general aspects, the invention comprises a hanger formed of an endless strip of fabric, to a portion of which a metal strip or plate is suitably fastened to give this portion of the strip therigidity necessary to act as a support for trousers or similar garments. The remainder of the fabric acts as a support for a coat or similargarment, and the middle portion of it is adjustably connected to a slidahl'e hook-supporting element sore or less in the form of a slidable buckle. The two most important features of the hanger comprise the endless or single piece of fabric of the nature of belting, and a strip of metal which is suitably fastened along a portion thereof.

As shown in the drawings, the preferred 1924. Serial No. 711,135.

embodiment of the invention comprises a strip of fabric of any suitable material, which may be braiding or leather or similar material, which is preferably endless. A ong a portion of this fabric a metal. strip 1 is fastened. This metal strip is in the form of a blank, shown in'Fig. 2, having notches 2 along the lateral edges at the ends thereof.- in this strip a portion of the fabric is preferably laid and then the strip is bent over the fabric, as shown in Fig. 3, so as to be firmly and positively connected thereto, the notches at the end of the strip insuring a very firm grip of the strip on the fabric.

ing made of entirely rigid material two legsof the triangle are'formed of flexible fabric which will collapse when not in use sothat the hanger can occupy a minimum space.

Preferably along the central portion of the fabric thus remaining flexible I provide a buckle plate 5 having raised lips 6 and 7 struck up integrally therefrom under which the ends 8 and9 of a hook extend. This hook is formed of a single piece ofmaterial 10 which is bent in the form of a hook, and bent back on itself to form two parallel portions of hookout of the same piece of wire. This construction gives the hook extreme rigidity and at the same time makes it sufficiently flexible so that the ends 8 and 9 can be easily withdrawn from beneath the lips 6 and 7 when desired. This construction also permits a free pivotal movement of the hook so that it can be moved to lie substantially flat in the plane of the buckle plate. It is noticed that the plate is provided with slots 11 and 12 adjacent the lips 6 and 7 and through these slots the fabric of the hanger extends, preferably beneath the'lip portions 6 and 7. This extension of the fabrlc By reason of this connection this portion of the fabricis reenforced and through and beneath a portion of the buckle plate will tend to tighten it thereon, al-

though this construction will also allow the buckle plate to be adjusted along the length of the fabric as desired.

It will be noted that the lips 6 and 7 are provided with notches 6 and 7 in adjacent edges into which portions of the ends of the hook member 10 engage. By reason of the fact that this hook member is made of spring material the end portions of it will tend to spring apart and, therefore, when the hook member is brought into the vertical position the ends 8 and 9 of the hook member will tend to move apart and in so doing will engage in the notches 6 and 7 whereby the hook will be latched in a Vertical position. By reason of this operation the hook will stand in a Vertical position, when once it is placed in this position, and this will make it convenient in disposing the hanger on a bar or rod. Otherwise the hook member, unless held vertically in the hand, would tend to drop flat along the plate 5.

Furthermore, the hook member is held in position on the plate by reason of the fact that the fabric extends beneath the ends 8 and 9 of the hook member to hold the hook member on the plate. If this fabric were not there the hook member could be withdrawn from the plate. As a matter of fact, by removing the fabric the hook member is thus permitted to be disconnected from the plate by withdrawing it from the opening between the lips 6 and 7 It will thus be observed that I have provided a simple and efficient garment hanger which is composed of four elements, each capable of being manufactured at a very low cost and being capable of quick and easy assembly wit-h respect to each other. The metallic parts which are included in this hanger are of such nature that they can be made in large numbers by stamping and other automatic machinery.

hat I claim is 1. A garment hanger which comprises a strip of fabric, a metal strip connected to a portion of said fabric, said connection being made by bending the edges of the metal strip over on to the fabric.

2. A garment hanger which comprises a strip of fabric, a metal strip connected to a portion of said fabric, said connection being made by bending the edges of the metal strip over on to the fabric, the lateral edges of the metal strip at the sides thereof being provided with notches to firmly engage with the fabric as the strip is bent there over.

8. A garment hanger, which comprises a slotted plate, struck-up lip portions on said plate, a hook member of wire bent in the shape of a hook having free ends adapted to engage under said lip portions, and a band of fabric extending through the slots in said plate beneath the ends of the hook member to hold the ends of the hook memher on said plate.

4. A garment hanger, which comprises a flexible strip of fabric, and a metal plate or strip adapted to be attached to a portion of said fabric, said metal strip having notches formed in its edges at opposite ends thereof whereby when said strip is bent over along its edges to engage with the fabric the notches will effect a more permanent engagement with the fabric.

JOHN P. PADDINGTON. 

